How Friendship and Shared Passion Helped Start An Interior Decorating Business

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Take two friends and throw them into a brand new business as co-founders. What will you get? In the case of childhood friends Lori Mancini and Julia Carbonetta, you’ll get a recipe for success. Lori and Julia opened their interior decoration studio and antique & home goods shop, Beekman Lane, in 2011. Their friendship served as the foundation upon which they built their business.  Julia suggests that their long relationship laid the “groundwork” that enabled the two to build a business during a recession, pivot business models when the economy changed, and continue to pursue their passion to this day. Read more about their journey on the Onepager Blog.